ROCNDAV

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I just saw this and thought that I'd pass it on.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=1667

SuperC1

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Good deal,

Thanks dude...

TurboZ28

Curious..What do you use those for beside smashing things for entertainment?
Not trying to be an ***, I really have no idea.

ROCNDAV

iTrader: (100)

lol. For a lot of things. Guite helpful when rebuilding T56 or 700R4/4l60 trannies, or replacing bushings in suspension pieces. Or just smashing things

canadaisintexas

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Pressing in new bushings is what im planning on buying this one for.

ROCNDAV

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yup. I left my Aarms at Pep boys after they told me it would cost $30 to replace the bushings (I had already bought them). Ended up charging me $110. I was so pissed.

Fireball

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I thought the 12 ton was a bit flimsy for my taste...I bought their 20 ton press and am 100% satisfied with it

robertbartsch

Also used for changing out rear gears, etc.

jimmyblue

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I bought one for the purpose of pressing out 1LE LCA bushings
from a pair of stock arms, and into a set of boxed ones. Don't
know if it was this one or another model. After I was done with
it I gave it to my mechanic buddy, but retain visitation rights.

69chevy

Is this a good company to order from? Just curious, might actually be interested in this piece later on.

ROCNDAV

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I've never ordered from them but have purchased (in person) from their stores many times. Many if their things are cheap and crappy, but if you only need something once, or need to modify a wrench my grinding or welding on it, its a great polace to buy from.

69chevy

Good thing you told me that. I've bought tools from places like that but locally. They didn't last but a couple of weeks.

NoOne

It deppends on what you buy and your needs for it.

I've bought a ton of things from them and had good success. If I was doing anything professional I wouldn't touch some of their stuff but for home use or as someone said you need something once. A guy at work bought one of their jackhammers, dirt cheap and probably would not last but he had 1 job to do with it and it was cheaper than renting.

How often do you need a jackhammer?

I bought their trans jack, for $60.00 the thing is great. I just keep it well greased. I have their Earthquake 1/2 impact that I oil after every use and has done well for me for over a year and a half at $89.00. It gets a decent amount of work, couple hours per month. All of my impacts are from them. My regular sockets are not but they get more use. I bought a huge range of 1/2 and 3/8's impacts from them for cheap, like $14 for a metric set that have held up just fine.

I plan on buying their toolchest set which seems like a steal.

Not a bad place to shop you just need to watch what you buy and how you take care of it.

firefighter

I was gonna pretty much say the exact same thing.. you gotta take them for what they are worth and usually you will be ok. they are good for the tools you hardly ever use and can't really justify the price of really good brands to own one I know the press isn't too bad a deal my uncle has one and uses the hell out of it NO PROBLEM.

Spazdout

HF is an asian tool matufacturer, i usually buy stuff from there when i'm in a pinch and never use the tool again after that.

pro1955

I think the 20 ton at 179.00 is a better deal if your going to use it alot. JMO

Camaroholic

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I have the 20 ton. The only thing I've found trouble with is pressing the axle bearings OFF of my Moser 12-bolt axles. Ain't quite figured that one out yet.

But I use it all the time for pressing 'stuff'. Pinion bearings, T56 rebuilds, ball joints & suspension bushings... it's definitely one of the handiest tools in my shop.

I've been buying stuff from HF since about '97. Some of it has been rock solid (like the 20-ton press), some of it was crap out of the box (had a 3-jaw puller come apart on me, had a die grinder with a severe wobble out of the box - try porting a head with a bit that jumps around - not going to happen!). Their chrome sockets are cheap crap. Their air tool sockets are OK. It's very hit and miss. A lot of their cheaper tools are one time use tools for sure. But we have an HF store locally, and if I need a weird tool for one time use, they usually have it.

Silverback

I got the 20 ton one for my birthday… the first thing I did with it after I got it assembled is crushed a full can of soda… can you say boom?

Be aware that they make 2 of each one, one is an a-frame one like the one in this thread and the second is the big, square setup. Technically the a-frame should be stronger, but their dimensions are actually significantly smaller so they’re not as useful.

Taking axle bearings off… the right way is actually to grind a notch in the retaining ring and then give it a sharp whack with a hammer or a punch. That thing is made of some very hard/brittle steel that will crack at the notch when you hit it with the hammer. In general, you use a bearing removal tool, it clamps around the bearing so that you have a larger surface to press it off with on the press.

oange ss

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the 12 ton is a little small unless you are a dedicated suspension worker, get the 20 ton

Camaroholic

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Now you post that.

Yeah, that's what I ended up figuring out on my own last weekend. Grind the press ring, whack it with a chisel, and it comes off without too much grief. Then use a bearing splitter to press the bearing off the axle. Had to completely destroy the bearing to do it tho. (no big deal, the outer race was cracked on both bearings)